The Decline in Marriage Among African Americans

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Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Trends in African American Family Formation: A Theoretical and Statistical Overview	p. 3
Black Family Structure in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia: Amending the Revisionist Perspective	p. 27
The Effect of Employment on Marriage Among Black Males in Inner-City Chicago	p. 59
Commentary	p. 96
The Widening Gap Between Black and White Marriage Rates: Context and Implications	p. 103
Commentary	p. 117
Mate Availability and Marriage Among African Americans: Aggregate- and Individual-Level Analyses	p. 121
Commentary	p. 136
Marital Behavior and Expectations: Ethnic Comparisons of Attitudinal and Structural Correlates	p. 145
Commentary	p. 172
Marital Instability Among Black and White Couples in Early Marriage	p. 177
Commentary	p. 219
Unemployment and Imbalanced Sex Ratios: Race-Specific Consequences for Family Structure and Crime	p. 229
Commentary	p. 255
Family Structure and the Marginalization of Black Men: Policy Implications	p. 263
Commentary	p. 309
Policy Implications of a Decline in Marriage Among African Americans	p. 323
African American Marital Trends in Context: Toward a Synthesis	p. 345
Index	p. 363
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